Nix Leaves Irish To Assist Knicks

Jeff Nix, a five-year assistant on the Notre Dame basketball staff, has resigned to become an assistant and an advance scout for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.

Irish coach John MacLeod hired Parker Laketa, a former standout at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in suburban Chicago, to replace Nix. Laketa, 29, was at assistant the last three years at Western Michigan University under head coach Bob Donewald. He previously worked with Donewald at Illinois State. Laketa played two seasons at Kansas State University before being sidelined with knee injuries. He is married to the former Brigitte Boyer, who is a sister to Irish junior guard Brooks Boyer.